Author: Fresh Planet Flavor

Having travelled to one or two far off lands I can honestly say that the English breakfast is one of the best in the world. It certainly beats the typical American breakfast of various forms of processed, refined carbohydrates stripped of nutrients and doused with…

Keto yogurt, y’all. It’s a controversial subject for anyone discussing keto-friendly foods with other keto enthusiasts. “Full-fat” yogurt is sometimes touted as the keto yogurt solution, but the fat and carbohydrate content among full-fat yogurts on the market differs wildly. FAGE Total Plain, for example, features…

Meet my I’m-not-a-breakfast-person-and-I-won’t-lift-a-finger-on-weekdays kind of start to the day. I love breakfast food but I never have the time or inclination to eat before noon Monday through Friday. So I mix blueberries, coconut, coconut milk, chia seeds, hemp seeds, vanilla, and salt the night before,…

I have something very special for you today. Last weekend I did some meal prep work, and I’m excited to share the results of it with you! Clockwise from top left, we have Tuscan Chicken with Mushrooms and Asparagus, Deconstructed Chicken California Salad, Lemon Chicken…

I experimented with “meatza” (pizza with a crust of meat) today. I’m loving the chance to do some real cooking with plenty of ingredients on this weekend, after this week spent confined in my apartment due to bronchitis and an eye infection. I’m posting the…

Today I created a new recipe, for Beef-Rib Pot Roast. I’ll take more/better photos of it when I inevitably make it again soon (as early as next week, possibly). But I did set up and take a shot of it in my bowl, so wonderfully…

Dear Whole30 diary: there’s a favorite quote of mine in the Whole30 Program Rules, written from the co-creators of the program to the Whole30 community. This is not hard. Don’t you dare tell us this is hard. Beating cancer is hard. Birthing a baby is…

Dear Whole30 diary: I woke up expecting the “hangover” I’d read about in the Whole30 timeline. Nope. A normal morning, aside from the fact that I was hungry, which almost never happens. Since there’s no time built into my routine to eat breakfast, I ignored…

Dear Whole30 diary: today was another day of quarantine in my apartment, eating what I had on hand. Today was also the end of winter holiday, and I went back to work (remotely, due to my respiratory infection and eye infection)! It took my mind…

Today I started the Whole30 Program, a thirty-day “dietary reset”. It’s thirty days without grains, processed sugar, alcohol, dairy. The Whole30 site states the basic rules of the program as: Eliminate the most common craving-inducing, blood sugar disrupting, gut-damaging, inflammatory food groups for a full…

I had pomegranate seeds leftover from another recipe, so what’s a girl to do? Hopefully something less labor-intensive than creating a fully original recipe to feature them as a garnish, but that’s the route I took, unfortunately. 🙄 In any case, it turned out well, with a…

These Buffalo Chicken Jalapeño Poppers aren’t just a delicious option for snack, party, or anytime food, they also feature a mission-driven brand that I think is doing admirable work to bring a delicious, sustainable, and humane product to discerning consumers. These Buffalo Chicken Jalapeño Poppers feature a key…

I‘ll be poolside with these fruit-loaded, chocolate-drizzled coconut cups tomorrow, celebrating American independence on the 4th of July. 🇺🇸 I wanted something that requires minimal time and effort to pull together yet is color-coordinated with the holiday. Enter these Red, White, and Blue Coconut Celebration Cups….

These bagels will likely irritate bagel purists. ☺️ But this is the Internet, and everything offends somebody, so I’m posting these vegan, paleo, and keto “bagels” with pride. They’re one of those rare magical unicorn foods that are made with zero animal products, are grain-free and gluten-free,…

BOOM. 🔥🔥🔥 I’m posting these Vanilla Protein Blackberry Crumble Bars in honor of the rebrand over at Equip Foods (formerly pureWOD), my favorite protein brand. These are made with Equip’s vanilla Prime Protein, which I love because it has only four ingredients: beef isolate, coconut milk powder, vanilla, and…

Yes, I am a meal prep maniac enthusiast. This Egg Muffins Meal Prep is the second meal prep post I’ve published in seven days! Also buckle up, buttercup, because there are more coming. What are “egg muffins”? Egg muffins combine a variety of ingredients…

It’s an extra special day today: I created my first video! Yes, that little animation posted above was crafted by yours truly, in response to a common source of confusion for my readers: food labeling/marketing claims (“grass-fed” can be one of the most misleading)….

Okay, first things first: I’m going to give you the recipe for the delicious Spicy Veggie Lettuce Wraps pictured above, plus some general recommendations for sourcing healthy food at corner stores. But the larger issue that I created this post to highlight is that San…

Our oceans are the source of some of our most delicious and most necessary sustenance. Fisheries and aquaculture are important sources of food, nutrition, income and livelihoods for hundreds of millions of people around the world. With awareness of the vital part that oceans and…

So, here’s the thing: people LOVE avocado. Because avocado is delicious, healthy, and versatile. It’s possibly one of my favorite foods, I enjoy avocado very regularly, and it has that magical capability to elevate even the simplest meal to something very special: I’m much…

Yes, I know “simple” is so over-used. . . by recipes where one of the ingredients is puff pastry, or Nutella, or boxed cake mix. But this is the real deal, old-fashioned simple. I promise. If you don’t opt for the toppings, these are the…

Hello from 38,000 feet in the air, on my way to spend a week backpacking in the Grand Canyon and exploring Zion National Park. I created this little recipe for low-carb Blueberry Almond Scones as a dense, versatile snack to fuel the trek through the wilderness. 🔥 👣…

I put this frittata recipe together to showcase one of my favorite brands, that I enjoy almost daily: Vitals Farms. If you’re searching for responsibly-sourced protein, Texas startup Vital Farms should be on your radar. The company works with approximately 60 farms to produce and distribute 1.5…

Can you tell I am so ready for spring? These simple springtime-inspired honey lemon cookies helped ease the craving for warm weather, buds opening in the gardens and on trees, and baby animals frolicking (I’m nostalgic for the chicks and foals every year on my…